QE3: Mixed Bag for Commods

The fates of commodities other than gold depend on factors ranging from the weather to tensions in the Mideast.

By

Simon Constable

August 18, 2012

DJ-AIG Commodity Indexes

What will it mean for commodities if "Helicopter Ben" Bernanke cranks up the printing press once again?

Some investors simply expect prices to soar across the board if the Federal Reserve chief institutes a new round of quantitative easing, aimed at stimulating economic growth. They see such a move flooding...